Sectional cedar chest.



J. A. GLANTON.

SECTIONAL CEDAR CHEST.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 21. 1911.

' 1,256,306. Patented Feb. 12,1918.

e icia saar JAMES A. GLANTON, F COLUMBUS, INDIANA.

SECTIONAL CEDAR CHEST.

3 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES A. GLANTON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Columbus, county of Bartholomew, and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful Sectional Cedar Chest; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which likecharacters refer to like parts.

This invention relates to the construction of cedar chests and the like, and the principal object of the invention is to construct chests having a plurality of compartments or trays arranged so that they may be cpened independently of each other instead of having to be lifted out of the chest or raised on hinges. This is accomplished by pivoting the trays together at substantially one corner thereof so that they may swing laterally into open or closed position.

Another feature of the invention, and the most important, is the construction of the cedar chest which is sectional, or in other words which may be built up in layers or sections similar to the manner in which seetional bookcases are built. In this manner a person may purchase a chest of one or two sections and if more room is needed may add another section thereto at a later time and may continue to build up the chest as desired to any desired height or number of sections.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claims.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cedar chest showing three sections. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the sections in open position with the top removed. Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view through a portion of two of the sections at the point indicated by line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

In-the drawings there is shown a cedar chest having a base 10, a bottom 11 fixed thereto, a central section 12, a top section 13, and a top 14.

Mounted on the rear wall at one end of each tray or section and extending inwardly therefrom there is a bracket 15 into which a pivot pin 16 extends. The pin 16 is Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

Application filed April 27, 1917. Serial No. 164,830.

rigidly mounted or integral with a disk 17' secured to the adjacent portion of the bottom of the tray or section immediately above the bracket 15. By means of this pivot construction the sections may be swung laterally on each other, as shown in Fig. 2, so as to be opened. The mounting of the pivot bracket and pin are such that trays or sections may be readily lifted off of .each other whereby the chest may be formed of any number of sections or have sections added thereto from time to time. Each section is provided with locks 18 for locking the section immediately above. There are also provided handles 18 near the end of each section for more readily enabling them to be swung laterally into open position. In the inner rear portion in the inner side of the rear wall of each section there is provided a recess 19 adapted to be engaged by a pin 20 secured to the rear portion of the bottom of each section and extending rearwardly therefrom, so that when the sections are closed the pin 20 will engage he recess 19 and lock the sections together so that they can not be pried open from the rear.

For stopping each section in its proper position when the chest is closed there are provided rear stops 21 which are secured vertically on the outer side of the sections so as to overlap them and prevent their movement in the wrong direction, also holding them firmly together when in locked position. Similar stops 22 are mounted on the front of the sections in a similar manner as the stops 21 for bracing and securing the chest in its closed position.

It will, therefore, readily be seen that the cedar chest is constructed in such a way that it may be built onto in sections as desired and also opened by swinging the sections laterally instead of upwardly. This is of a great advantage to the user especially when such chests are stored under beds or in places where it is inconvenient to elevate the lids or sections.

The invention claimed is:

1. A cedar chest comprisin a plurality of sections, a bracket attached to the inner face of the rear wall of each section, disks attached to the bottom walls of said sections, pins attached to said disks. said pins being rotatable and removably engaged with said brackets for permitting said sections to swing laterally ithereon, and means "for individually locking said sections in closed position.

2. A cedar chest comprisingia, pluralitygof sections, individual pin members for removably pivoting the adjacent -sections to each other whereby they may be swung laterally, aand Lpilunality zof stops "secured to the front and rear sides of said sections for permitting them to open only in one direction .iandnstopping them when moved .to their closed position.

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ably pivoting the same to :the adj acent sectioir'whereby "each section may .be swung the rear sidesofsaid sections to each other andlockson the front sides of said sections for locking them 1n closed POSltlOIl.

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